“The Forest Service has argued that because the project was approved before it being named a monument, they said they could still do this years later, but the judge said they could not.”
“The work required to reconstruct the slope was unforeseen but cannot be avoided, ... Unfortunately, this necessitates the removal of the existing trees within the area to be graded. ... We are disappointed that we must remove any trees not previously considered to be within the zone of grading operations, but we have no other viable options.”
